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52-Week Highs

Blue chip beat-down: 5 huge ASX 200 shares cementing new 52-week highs today

| Brooke Cooper

Guess which market favourite hit a 15-year high on Tuesday.

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Communication Shares

Can the Telstra share price keep on rising?

| James Mickleboro

Are this telco giant's shares about to peak or just warming up?

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How to invest

3 reasons to start buying ASX shares this week

| Sebastian Bowen

Should investors wait to buy ASX shares, or get in this week?

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Materials Shares

Why are ASX lithium shares leaping ahead today?

| Monica O'Shea

We check what's happening with lithium shares to start the trading week.

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Broker Notes

Leading brokers name 3 ASX shares to buy today

| James Mickleboro

Analysts believe that now could be the time to add these shares to your portfolio...

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How to invest

3 things I wish I knew before I started investing in ASX 200 shares

| Bernd Struben

It wasn’t too long ago that anyone wanting to buy ASX 200 shares needed to do so via a phone…

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Share Market News

Down 60% in a year, are Appen shares a bargain buy?

| Brooke Cooper

Could 2023 be this tech stock's year?

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Dividend Investing

For $750 in monthly passive income, buy 56,250 shares of this ASX 200 stock

| Tristan Harrison

This industrial powerhouse could be a dividend machine.

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Share Gainers

Why Arafura, Core Lithium, Mayne Pharma, and Newcrest shares are storming higher

| James Mickleboro

These ASX shares are starting the week in style.

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Dividend Investing

Passive income investors can get big yields from these top ASX dividend shares: experts

| James Mickleboro

These ASX dividend shares are forecast to provide investors with big yields in the near term...

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Healthcare Shares

Why did the CSL share price lag the ASX 200 in the first quarter of 2023?

| Bernd Struben

Shares in the ASX 200 biotechnology company edged into the green for the quarter but underperformed the benchmark index.

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Materials Shares

Just how low could the Lynas share price go?

| Brooke Cooper

Could the embattled stock really offer 31% upside?

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Materials Shares

Why did this ASX rare earths share just explode 100% before entering a trading halt?

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look.

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Share Fallers

Why Nuix, Red 5, Silver Lake, and WAM Research shares are dropping today

| James Mickleboro

Not all shares are rising with the market on Tuesday.

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Materials Shares

EverGreen Lithium share price rockets after IPO: everything you need to know

| James Mickleboro

This lithium share is catching the eye after its successful IPO.

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Gold

Gold bug bites central banks: Is it time to buy Northern Star shares?

| Bernd Struben

With 2022’s insatiable central bank appetite for bullion looking to continue in 2023, Northern Star shares could be well-positioned for…

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Growth Shares

2 ASX 200 shares that could be top buys for growth

| Tristan Harrison

Here are two top names to consider for growth.

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Bank Shares

Mortgage competition has never been hotter, so are NAB shares worth buying right now?

| Tristan Harrison

Is this ASX bank share now too cheap to ignore?

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Small Cap Shares

Buy these small and mid-cap ASX shares: Goldman Sachs

| James Mickleboro

A recent event gave Goldman Sachs a chance to look at how these ASX shares are faring in the current…

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Dividend Investing

I think this little-known ASX ETF could be a buy for passive income investors

| Tristan Harrison

This is a diversified passive income option that could deliver growth and a decent yield.

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Materials Shares

If I buy BHP shares now, what could my return be in a year's time?

| James Mickleboro

Will the Big Australian be a market beater over the next 12 months?

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Dividend Investing

Need passive income? Turn $5,000 into $140 every month

| Tristan Harrison

It’s time to unlock strong income from ASX shares.

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Healthcare Shares

Why this ASX 200 'stable stock' is poised to outperform: Goldman Sachs

| Bernd Struben

According to analysts at Goldman Sachs, stocks with stable earnings growth and share prices have historically tended to outperform when…

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Opinions

Down 60% in 12 months, I'd buy these 2 ASX All Ords shares for the turnaround

| Tristan Harrison

I’d jump on these 2 beaten-up opportunities.

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Defensive Shares

Is Woolworths 'the granddaddy of recession-proof stocks'?

| Tristan Harrison

Can this supermarket business provide investors with earnings amid the current economic uncertainty?

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Mergers & Acquisitions

The BHP share price is taking off today. Could this be why?

| Brooke Cooper

The company's takeover of OZ Minerals has passed another milestone.

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Materials Shares

Here's how much I would need to invest in Fortescue shares to generate a $150 monthly income

| Monica O'Shea

We take a look at the investment required to generate a monthly income from Fortescue shares

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Dividend Investing

This ASX 200 share could pay a dividend yield of almost 7% by 2025

| Tristan Harrison

This business could pay very healthy dividends in the next few years.

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Materials Shares

Here's why the Arafura share price is racing 11% higher

| James Mickleboro

This rare earths share is back from its trading halt and racing higher.

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Mergers & Acquisitions

Newcrest share price jumps on new takeover offer

| James Mickleboro

This gold share is glittering on Tuesday thanks to a takeover approach.

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Bank Shares

Is the CBA share price heading back over $100?

| Brooke Cooper

Here's what experts are forecasting for the ASX 200 banking giant's stock.

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Dividend Investing

At 8.2%, is this ASX 200 share a high-yield bargain?

| Sebastian Bowen

Is a 8.2% dividend yield too good to be true?

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Defensive Shares

Is Wesfarmers a good defensive ASX 200 stock to buy in the current climate?

| Tristan Harrison

How defensive is Wesfarmers and should investors invest?

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Travel Shares

The Webjet share price has soared 50% in 6 months: Why I think it's still a buy

| Tristan Harrison

Here’s why I think this ASX travel share can keep rising higher.

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Dividend Investing

Banking and energy: The ASX 200 dividend shares to buy now according to analysts

| James Mickleboro

Check out these dividend shares with big yields and buy ratings.

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Financial Shares

Could buying Macquarie shares at under $180 make me rich?

| Tristan Harrison

Financial giant Macquarie has suffered. Is this the right time to pounce?

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Investing Strategies

'Rerating likely': 2 ASX shares to buy before they take off

| Tony Yoo

The QVG Capital team demonstrates how past performance really is not an indicator of what's to come.

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Resources Shares

50% fall: Are ASX 200 lithium shares a bargain buy right now?

| Tony Yoo

eToro's Josh Gilbert explores whether the hot demand for the crucial battery ingredient is about to cool off.

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Resources Shares

Don't like mining stocks? Buy these ASX 200 shares instead

| Tony Yoo

The cyclicality of resources companies can put many investors off, but Celeste analysts suggest a way to reduce that volatility.

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Share Market News

5 things to watch on the ASX 200 on Tuesday

| James Mickleboro

Here's what to expect when the ASX 200 returns from the Easter break.

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